“A triumph of taste and restraint with a telling, low-key semi-documentary style. Adaptation is topnotch not only in structure but also in the incisive, spare dialog.”
– Variety
“Tony Curtis owns The Boston Strangler, stealing scene after scene from the revered Henry Fonda…The climactic scene may be the pinnacle of Curtis’s acting career.”
– J.R. Jones, The Chicago Reader
Richard Fleischer (10 Rillington Place) directs this 1968 adaptation of Gerold Frank’s book about the real-life case of The Boston Strangler, a serial killer who terrorized Boston, murdering many women, and defying the efforts of a special division headed by John S. Bottomly (Henry Fonda) to catch him. Then the police zero in on Albert DeSalvo (Tony Curtis), a “normal” family man who may be suffering from a split personality.
LANGUAGE: English
VIDEO: 1080p High Definition / 2.35:1
AUDIO: English 3.0 DTS-HD MA / English 2.0 DTS-HD MA
SUBTITLES: English SDH
1968 / Color
116 MINUTES
RATED R
Special Features: Isolated Music & Effects Track / Audio Commentary with Film Historians David Del Valle and Steven Peros / Split-Screen Personality – William Friedkin on Richard Fleischer’s The Boston Strangler / Real Killer, Fake Nose / AMC Backstory: The Boston Strangler / Fox Movietone Newsreel / Original Theatrical Trailers
Limited Edition of 3,000 Units